Where does “giúp việc” come from?
giúp việc (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese việc — job, work, business; thing, matter, affair.
giúp việc (Vietnamese): to help out with a work task
Definitions
- to help out with a work task
Ancestry of “giúp việc”, step by step
giúp việc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese việc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | việc | job, work, business; thing, matter, affair |
via Vietnamese giúp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | giúp | to help; to aid |